In the past few days, many Indian media have been reporting on the news that the Tejas fighter defeated the Chinese Xiaolong 3 fighter and the Russian MiG-35 fighter, and successfully obtained a large bidding order for Malaysian fighter. The Indian media "India Today" said that India's domestically produced Tejas fighter is becoming the first choice abroad after defeating China's Xiaolong 3, South Korea's FA-50 and Russia's MiG-35 fighter.
The demand for this advanced fighter is now increasing not only in India but also in foreign markets. Indian media claim that Malaysia is about to purchase India’s Tejas fighter jets and equip them into its fighter fleet, and the two countries have also held negotiations on this defense purchase. If this is achieved, India will also make significant progress in the field of defense exports, because India is by far the world's second largest arms importer. If it wants to take the "first shot" in the export of advanced arms, this news is of great significance to India. It is also very beneficial.
What makes Brother Hu very confused is that Malaysian officials have not announced who is the winner of the fighter jet contract bidding. Why has the Indian media been in a state of "carnival" in the past few days? Could it be that the Indian media learned the news that Indian fighter jets defeated Chinese and Russian fighter jets through private channels? Is this possible? Brother Hu believes that there is no such possibility at all. It is simply a campaign created by the Indian media. After all, this is not the first time that the Indian media has published such false news.
A few years ago, the Malaysian Air Force planned to eliminate its old fighter jets and trainer aircraft , including the MB-339 and Eagle trainer aircraft. Malaysia's Air Force needs to order 18 light fighter aircraft with training capabilities to fill the vacancies after the retirement of these aircraft, and 18 more aircraft may be purchased in the future. Malaysia does not have a strong defense industry and cannot develop advanced fighter jets on its own, so it can only purchase advanced fighter jets from abroad. Therefore, when the Malaysian Air Force issued a tender for fighter aircraft procurement, 6 countries participated in the tender. China launched the L15 Falcon two-seat advanced trainer aircraft, Russia launched its own MiG 35, and India also launched the LCA Tejas fighter aircraft.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see how problematic the Indian media’s confusing remarks are. It is clear that China has not launched the Xiaolong 3 fighter jet to participate in Malaysia’s fighter bidding. So how did the Indian media come to the conclusion that the Tejas fighter defeated the Xiaolong ? Mental defeat method? Or victory from a distance? In the final analysis, it is up to the Indian media to coax themselves. Regardless of whether the Xiaolong participates in the bidding or not, it is no match for the Indian Tejas Fighter. Anyway, it is enough to numb yourself, and you don’t have to worry about what others think. Brother Tiger believes that the Indian media is still too arrogant. India's Tejas fighter jet is not the best choice for Malaysia. On the contrary, China's Falcon L-15 trainer aircraft or Russia's MiG-35 are both good choices for the Malaysian Air Force.
Many netizens may not have heard of the L-15 Falcon trainer aircraft that China participated in. The prototype of this aircraft is the trainer-10 advanced trainer aircraft used by the People's Liberation Army. The People's Liberation Army once purchased a large number of trainer-10 trainer aircraft to equip its troops and exported the version. L-15 has also been welcomed by many countries. The United Arab Emirates purchased 48 aircraft, and Ethiopia and Zambia also purchased 6 L-15s. It can be said that the L-15 not only has excellent flight performance, but also has powerful beyond-visual-range air combat and precise ground strike capabilities. The L-15 can launch medium-range bombs and carry out ground strike missions. It is an excellent all-round fighter. , it is said that the price of a single machine is between 10 million and 20 million US dollars, which is extremely cost-effective. The Russian MiG-35 is a modified version of its MiG-29 fighter. It is Mikoyan's blockbuster masterpiece. Its overall performance has reached the level of a 3.5-generation fighter. It has good air-to-ground strike capabilities. That's the price. At about 40 million US dollars, although it is a bit expensive, the price-performance ratio is also good. After all, this is a full-time fighter.
As for India’s LCA Tejas fighter jet, despite the hype in the Indian media, this fighter jet is actually a light fighter made of Western technology. If Malaysia purchases the LCA fighter jet, the subsequent maintenance of the fighter jet will make them feel very worried. Headache.Moreover, the empty weight of LCA is only 6.5 tons, and its combat radius is only 500 kilometers. It can be said that it is a true successor of the MiG-29 and is an out-and-out "airport defender." Moreover, this aircraft costs US$40 million per unit, which is much more expensive than the Chinese L-15. It is the same price as the Russian MiG-35, but its performance is not outstanding. Therefore, Brother Hu believes that Malaysia has many Large companies may not choose LCA as a new option for their air force fighters. On the contrary, China's L-15 and Russia's MiG-35 still have a greater chance of winning.
